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{{Character  

| image = [[Image:R3Murfy.jpg|200px|center|''Murfy'']]

| appears in = [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]], [[Rayman Arena]], [[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]], [[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]

| species = Greenbottle

| status = Coach

''"Figures. They're raiding the Fairy Council! Enough is enough. I was told that after Rayman 2 I'd be cast as a tormented artist who falls for a girl with great big... uh, eyes. And here I am, playing sidekick again in a low-budget flick. Yeesh!"'' - Murfy, ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. 

'''Murfy''' (sometimes spelled as '''Murphy''') is a character who made his début in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', and later appears for a short while in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. He serves as a flying encyclopedia, and it is his job to provide as much information about the world to [[Rayman]] as he can, as well as teaching him how to train and perform his moves. In the PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2'' he does not do this, as it seems that a number of his kind are prisoners found in cages. In this game, their species are instead known as Murphys.

==Character Description==

Murfy is a small flying creature with a green head, and despite his frog-like appearance, he is actually a [[greenbottle]], a sort of fly, as revealed in the instruction booklet of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''. He always sports a huge cheesy grin showing large teeth, and is always dressed in green, yellow and purple clothes, almost identical of those of the [[Grand Minimus]] [[Teensie]]s. In his appearance in ''Rayman 3'' he has undergone a number of changes, such as his hands and eyes, which are now much bigger than in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', and his wings have become more fly-like. His clothes have also been slightly changed, notably his shoes which are elf-like. He also appears to have fingers and legs now, unlike the previous game.

The [[greenbottle]]s are known to play practical jokes; many [[Ludiv]]s have fallen victim to their pranks, and have been stripped of their glasses.

==Videogame Appearances==

[[Image:MurfyIntro.jpg|thumb|Murfy's first appearance in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'']]

===''Rayman 2''===

In all versions of ''Rayman 2'' except for the Playstation and Gameboy Color versions, Murfy seems to be an innocent character that plays as a guide for [[Rayman]], giving him instructions on how to pull off his moves while going through the [[Woods of Light]]. All around the world there are [[Stone of Thought|Stones of Thought]]. If Rayman stands next to one of these for a while and thinks, Murfy will come back to him and repeat his instructions.

===''Rayman Revolution''===

Murfy's job as an instructor is a little more looked into at the beginning of ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', as there is an extra stage after the Woods of Light in which he along with a [[baby Globox]] teaches Rayman how to swim and how to shoot, using a scarecrow as his first target.   

===''Rayman 3''===

[[File:MurfyR3.jpg|thumb|Murfy in [[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]].]]

Murfy later appears in ''Rayman 3'', and this time he carries a manual (a purple booklet with a picture of the original Rayman's face on it and the circle on the front of Rayman's torso on the inside), which he reads from instead of passing his own knowledge to Rayman. He develops a more cocky personality than before, and often rants about how he is stuck with being a sidekick, as well as giving witty comments and sarcastic remarks about the Manual as Rayman goes through the [[The Fairy Council|Fairy Council]]. In this game, he is voiced by [[Billy West]], who had also voiced Rayman in the [[Rayman: The Animated Series|Animated Series]] four years earlier. Unlike ''Rayman 2'', in which he can appear anywhere in the game which has a Stone of Thought, Murfy leaves at the [[The Heart of the World|Heart of the World]].

===Other games===

Murfy also makes brief appearances in many handheld ''Rayman'' games, such as [[Rayman 3 (GBA)|''Rayman 3'' for the GBA]] and ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'', in which he overviews the games' instructions as before.  In the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|GBA version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], he is sent to help Rayman escape from his cell. 

* Although Murfy is in the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']] as a guide, his face can also be seen in the 'Shoot a Rabbid' minigames.

* Murfy also appears in ''[[Rayman Arena]]'' as a reporter/paparazzi in cutscenes that play before each new cup is played.

* In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' and ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', Murfy has the default third highest score on each minigame, scoring 6000 on each.

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